title: Networking for philanthropy: increasing volunteer behavior via social networking sites.
abstract: Social networking sites (SNSs) provide a unique social venue to engage the young generation in philanthropy through their networking capabilities. An integrated model that incorporates social capital into the Theory of Reasoned Action is developed to explain volunteer behavior through social networks. As expected, volunteer behavior was predicted by volunteer intention, which was influenced by attitudes and subjective norms. In addition, social capital, an outcome of the extensive use of SNSs, was as an important driver of users' attitude and subjective norms toward volunteering via SNSs.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Media Communication, Konkuk University , Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoojung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Wei-Na
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D061108:Social Media; D060756:Social Networking; D014838:Volunteers; D055815:Young Adult